The Weekly of Business Aviation

Business aircraft flight activity in North America rose 2.4% in September compared to a year ago, with light jet activity posting the largest increase at 4.1%, according to Argus International data.

The next step in the antitrust review process for the proposed merger of Raytheon and UTC could happen within a month, UTC Chief Executive Officer Greg Hayes said Oct. 14.

Gulfstream Aerospace may launch its answer to Bombardier’s ultra-long range Global 7500, an extended G650 called the G700, during the National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas, Cowen & Co. analyst Cai von Rumohr said.

C&L Aerospace, a division of C&L Aviation Group, has purchased the Beechjet 400 rotable parts program from Global Parts in the Wichita area.

An alliance has been formed to promote the creation of a commercially operated civilian supersonic corridor to allow developers of supersonic transports to flight test their aircraft over land.

There were 1,214 accidents involving general aviation aircraft in 2016 and of those, 195 resulted in fatalities, an accounting released in October says.

Peter Vasconcelos has been appointed Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. regional senior vice president of sales for the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada.

Air Partner, a global aviation services group, has announced that its Air Evacuation division has partnered with Northcott Global Solutions (NGS).

Storied aerospace and defense supplier Ducommun announced Oct. 10 that it acquired Nobles Worldwide.

AirMed International has added a Bombardier Challenger 601 widebody jet to its fleet.

Aergo Capital completed the sale of five of its aircraft.

Flight Safety Foundation has announced its lineup of featured speakers for the 72nd Annual International Air Safety Summit.

Red Aircraft, a German provider of aviation services, plans to introduce a new high-performance engine to the U.S. agricultural sector.

Jet Aviation has announced the opening of its new 40,000-sq.-ft. hangar and renovated fixed base operation in Teterboro, New Jersey.

Daher’s TBM Owners and Pilots Association’s annual convention at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Denver attracted 345 participants and 102 TBM turboprops

In September, the number of U.S. turbine-powered business aircraft meeting the FAA’s Jan. 1, 2020, mandate for ADS-B compliance totaled 83% of the fleet,

The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2018-10-07 for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76C helicopters.

According to ASI Executive Director Richard McSpadden, the reduction in general aviation fatal accidents -- preliminary figures for 2017 suggest the decline is continuing -- appeared to support the effectiveness of numerous industry initiatives to reduce those mishaps.

Oct. 15-17—Redbird Migration Flight Training Conference, Wings Over the Rockies Blue Sky Aviation Gallery, Englewood, Colorado, https://www.ainonline.com/calendar/2019-10

British aerospace trade association ADS has written to senior government ministers in a bid to urgently clarify post-Brexit trading agreements.

Triumph Group’s continued breakup to the benefit of TECT Aerospace rolled on Oct. 10 with a deal over Triumph’s Nashville, Tennessee, assembly operations.

J.J. Frigge joined Hartzell Propeller, based in Piqua, Ohio, in 2011 as the company’s controller. In 2013, Frigge took over the day-to-day operations of the business in addition to marketing and brand building. He assumed his current position in March. Previously, Frigge was finance manager at Proctor & Gamble.

Stillwater Flight Center, a fixed base operator at Stillwater Regional Airport in Oklahoma, has expanded.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation is hoping to sign up new customers for its SpaceJet aircraft family program by year’s end, as it pushes ahead with type certification testing for the aircraft.

Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Vigilant Aerospace Systems conducted an autonomous, long-distance flight of a small fixed-wing drone using Vigilant’s unmanned traffic management (UTM) and active detect-and-avoid system to monitor the aircraft.